💫 We're happy to announce the finalists for the Chief Marketing Officer of the Year for 2025!
The Chief Marketing Officer of the Year Award celebrates visionary marketing leaders who are redefining how global tech brands grow, innovate, and connect with their customers. These CMOs and growth executives are transforming digital engagement, elevating brand strategy, and building high-performing teams that drive measurable business impact.
The 2025 finalists represent excellence across enterprise software, fintech, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, and global marketplaces. Their leadership blends creativity with data, bold storytelling with operational rigor, and brand vision with customer-centric execution.
⚡️ Recognized contributions:
Developing and implementing groundbreaking marketing strategies that set industry trends.
Leveraging data analytics and technology to refine marketing efforts and enhance customer experience.
Promoting a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning within the marketing team.
Successfully building and maintaining a positive brand image.
Below are this year’s finalists:
⭐ Alisa Barber – Chief Marketing Officer, Paysafe
- Drives global brand transformation across a multi-product portfolio, unifying customer experience and elevating market presence through data-driven marketing.
⭐ Ali Hyatt – Chief Customer & Growth Officer, Henry Schein One
- Leads integrated revenue and customer experience teams, accelerating growth and shaping high-impact go-to-market strategies in healthcare technology.
⭐ Astha Malik – Chief Business Officer (Marketing & Growth), Braze
- Oversees global marketing, strategy, and growth initiatives, advancing category leadership while championing inclusive, high-performing teams.
⭐ Jacqueline Woods – Chief Marketing Officer, Teradata
- Guides global brand, communications, and customer engagement, unifying marketing strategy with business transformation and community impact.
⭐ Kathleen Schneider – Chief Marketing Officer, Rackspace Technology
- Advances global visibility and demand generation for cloud and AI services, leveraging data-driven initiatives that scale brand influence and customer adoption.
⭐ Mandy Dhaliwal – EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Nutanix
- Leads global enterprise marketing for hybrid multicloud solutions, strengthening customer advocacy and driving strategic market expansion.
⭐ Maria Winans – Chief Marketing Officer, Kyndryl
- Drives global marketing vision and purpose-led brand initiatives, amplifying thought leadership and fostering belonging across large, diverse teams.
⭐ Melissa Puls – Chief Marketing Officer & SVP Customer Success & Renewals, Ivanti
- Unifies marketing with customer success to shape the full lifecycle experience, driving demand, advocacy, and industry-defining thought leadership.
⭐ Sydney Sloan – Chief Marketing Officer, G2
- Leads brand strategy, growth, and AI-focused innovation at the world’s largest software marketplace while empowering SaaS marketers and mentoring rising leaders.
These leaders exemplify the future of marketing in technology: bold, customer-centric, data-powered, and grounded in an inclusive, high-performance culture. Their work is shaping the next generation of global brand strategy and go-to-market excellence.
🥁 The winners will be announced on December 4 during the Women in Tech Global Awards 2025 ceremony.
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